You can’t avoid danger in this world. Do you know that from the second a baby is born, he is in danger of the greatest tragedy and that every second that goes by puts him more and more in danger of it?
That tragedy is called death. It happens to everyone who is born, and every second brings you closer to it.
The point is that obviously a person must take reasonable precautions in life, but you should never allow a fear of death to prevent you from living.
Driving is very dangerous and yet I never heard of anyone who refused to drive or allow his child in a car because of the dangers involved.
The question is: “what is considered appropriate and necessary hishtadlus in this case, and to what extent will it inhibit the child’s natural sense of freedom to keep him on a leash?